Meghan Will Not Give Keynote at Brussels Child Safety Memorial Opening

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will no longer give the keynote speech at a child safety event in Brussels, Belgium. She still plans to attend the opening. Her husband, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, is still set to speak, according to Town & Country.

The event opens the Lost Screen Memorial at the European Parliament, the elected body of the European Union. It is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 10. The installation shows 50 smartphone lock screens. Each one carries a photo of a child or young person who died due to online harm. The memorial was first shown in New York City.

Harry and Meghan were originally listed to share the keynote, the main address at an event. Harry will now give a speech on child safety. He will also take part in a panel on how laws can help protect children from social media and the internet.

Town & Country reported that a source said Meghan does not feel emotionally strong enough to do public speaking right now. The source was not named.

The change comes after her father, Thomas Markle, 82, was arrested and appeared in court in Florida. He faces one count of possessing indecent images of children. He is now under house arrest, which means he must stay at home under court order. He has denied the allegations and called them "sick lies."

Meghan said in a statement that she was "deeply distressed" by the allegations against her father. She said she hoped people would understand why she had not allowed him to meet her children.

The memorial is one of the few public events where the couple has been listed together this season. Harry's speech and panel appearance are the parts of the program still on the schedule. The memorial opens Tuesday.